1911 Flat Wire Recoil Springs

You linked to the kit, so you probably understand, you will need a specific guide rod for that spring. Just a heads up.

They advertise greater life. I have read on the internet and therefore it must be so, that it can affect function, at least one customer went back to conventional round wire.

On the other hand, it is just about gold for the short guns like 4" compacts and 3.5" OACP. I have two short guns with actual Glock springs and shop made guide rods before the bigs caught on.

I' not sure about the Wilson Combat product, but I recently picked up a used Nighthawk Talon. I had no way of knowing how many rounds had been put through it and replaced it with their Everlast Recoil System. It was $50 and included two recoil springs, each of which is good for 15,000 rounds, so I'm good for 30,000 rounds. I atatched the link below, and it is everything they advertised. I'm a fan of Wilson Combat and own an EDC X9 and EDC X9S. While I haven't tried the spring the OP mentioned based on my experiences with them I trust Wilson Combat's products.

https://www.nighthawkcustom.com/par...arvel-everlast-recoil-system-government-45acp

I stick with regular WOLFF springs

I have had one of them in a 4" Kimber .38 Super for maybe 2,000 rounds. No problem; no malfunctions. Works just fine.

If you can afford the set up, and the ammo to wear it out, go for it

Winkman822 said:

Any change in the gun's recoil impulse or shooting feel?

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I haven't notice any, then again I have nothing exactly the same to compare to.
The only gun I own with their Flat Wire is a WC Professional and its a 4" Cone barreled gun.

I use them in a 1911 and a Beretta 96, and have round wire springs in others. They seem to last longer than those made with round wire. For pistols that have short recoil spring life, they may be a real plus. The 1911 has always seemed to me to have short recoil spring life, and the 96 is definitely shorter than the 92.

For my 9mm STI Trojan 1911, I use a 15lb Wilson Combat flat wire recoil spring, but I use this guide rod & plug with it;

https://shopwilsoncombat.com/Full-Length-Guide-Rod-Full-Size-Flat-Wire/productinfo/25GRFW/

This really works great with every weight of 9mm ammo I shoot with this gun. This gun was once very picky about shooting 115gr ammo, and it no longer is. I can highly recommend this setup

I don't really like the idea of having to use a different guide rod but I'm sure they work well. Sig used a flat spring on a couple of their classic P series and they worked well, 239 and one other if I remember right.

My flat wire Wilson spring used the factory Kimber guide rod, as I recall (as I said, a 4" in .38 Super)

Just how often are yinz replacing 1911 recoil springs?
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derek45 said:

I stick with regular WOLFF springs

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Me too. Last bit I bought was 3 each 16lb GI Spec springs.

RainDodger: said:

My flat wire Wilson spring used the factory Kimber guide rod, as I recall (as I said, a 4" in .38 Super)

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A flat wire recoil spring uses a 1/4” guide rod so I don’t know that the factory Kimber guide rod would work.

I have 1 in my gun with a full length guide rod, works fine with or without the shock buffer. I have around 500 rounds through it with that spring and rod.